'Extraordinary'' Irish Times Tom Kettle, a retired policeman, and widower, is settling into the quiet of his new home in Dalkey, overlooking the sea. His solitude is interrupted when two former colleagues turn up at his door to ask about a traumatic, decades-old case. A case that Tom never quite came to terms with. And his peace is further disturbed when his new neighbour, a mysterious young mother, asks for his help. A beautiful, haunting novel, in which nothing is quite as it seems, Old God''s Time is an unforgettable exploration of family, loss and love. ''To borrow a word that recurs in its pages, it is stupendous, in the sense that it shocks and astonishes.'' Irish Times Rare indeed are those novels worth cherishing and keeping close. Old God''s Time is one of them.'' DailyTelegraph ''So captivating. . . it will live long in the minds of its readers.'' Independent WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: ***** ''A beautiful family love story. It will haunt you and break your heart.'' ***** ''Deeply felt and so moving. I will be reading this again.'' ***** ''A tragic tale beautifully told. Sebastian Barry is one of the great contemporary writers.'' ***** ''Absolute perfection in novel form.'' ***** ''Deeply tragic. Deeply humorous. Utterly beautiful. I''m in awe.'' ***** ''A writer in possession of something divine . just exceptional.'' ***** ''Magically transporting . the balance of extreme grief and joy are perfectly expressed.''

The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff. Where had he come from? Nobody knows. How was he made? Nobody knows. Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction by the Iron Man and set a trap for him, but he cannot be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world.

When private detective and former cop Henry Kimball is hired to investigate a cheating husband, he senses all is not quite what it seems, and before he knows it he's gotten far too close to the other woman. As the case rapidly gets ever more dangerous, he's forced to turn to the only person he can trust, the sociopathic Lily Kintner, the woman who once stabbed him, but with whom he shares a peculiar bond.